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Ten-year-old Annemarie, living in occupied Denmark during World War 11, must test the limits of her own courage when she and her family assist their Jewish friends in their escape from the Nazis. Flawlessly interwoven into her personal account are details of the historic and heroic movement in which Denmark, as a nation, successfully resisted the attempts of the Nazis to exterminate Danish Jews. With their varying degrees of knowledge, each character represents a model of courage in a fast-paced story about individual and collective response to evil. ©1989 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-12
Age Range:
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Format:
Novel
Subjects:
20th Century
Courage
Danes and Danish Americans
Ethical/Moral Choices
Friendship
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
Jewish People
World War II
Diversity subject:
Jewish
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publish Year: 1989
Pages: 160
ISBN: 0395510600
CCBC Location: Fiction, Lowry